Welcome to the official website of the Bahá’í House of Worship, popularly known as the Lotus Temple located in New Delhi, India. Like eight Houses of Worship around the world, this magnificent structure stands for the principle of the oneness of humankind. People of all racial, religious, national backgrounds, are welcomed to pray and meditate within its precincts. It is a collective centre of society to promote cordial affection where everyone is held in its embrace as equals. This edifice is dedicated to the one God, the Creator of all humanity and of the entire universe.

The Writings of the Bahá’í Faith maintain that God is unknowable in His Essence and throughout the ages, He has sent a succession of Divine Messengers, Avatars or Manifestations of God, to educate and guide humanity.

The House of Worship highlights the importance of prayer in the life of individuals and communities. It provides a space for expressing that desire to communicate with our Creator through prayer that is conceived as “the essential spiritual conversation of the soul with its Maker, direct and without intermediation”. It further underscores the significance of collective worship as a fundamental element of a pattern of community life that is spiritually and materially prosperous. Furthermore, devotional services at the House of Worship are universal in character, welcoming all to be uplifted through opening their hearts and minds to the Words of God.

While worship forms a key tenet of the House of Worship, service to humanity is considered an outward expression of the inner transformation that worship brings about. This service is expressed through deeds carried out in the spirit of service for the betterment of humanity; communal worship in homes, neighborhoods and villages; an educational process that builds the capacity of individuals to serve others; and, through a pattern of community life embodying the principle of the oneness of humanity. In this manner, a House of Worship is envisioned to become a centre for social, scientific, educational and humanitarian services, living up to its title of the “dawning-place of the mention of God”.

This Bahá’í House of Worship, dedicated to public worship in 1986, is the property of and is owned by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India.The prayer service consists of prayers and readings from different Holy Scriptures. In order to maintain reverence during the prayer service, the exit door of the prayer hall will remain closed until the prayer service is over. The duration of each prayer service is 10-15 minutes.To maintain the capacity and for the safety of the visitors, the prayer hall shall remain closed when overcrowded ( on Sundays or other public holidays) or on account of heavy rain.The Bahá’í House of Worship is located in the neighborhood of Bahapur in Kalkaji, South Delhi. The DDA parking facility opposite the main gate is available for use. One can reach here by the following means.One can also take the Metro from New Delhi Railway Station by boarding the Yellow line towards Central Secretariat, change to Violet line, disembark at Kalkaji metro station, walk about 500 m and arrive at the Bahá’í House of Worship – Lotus Temple, Bahapur, Kalkaji.Modest dress code is suggested.Please wear clothing that covers your shoulders and reaches your knees.Wearing of shoes is not permitted in the prayer hall. Shoes can be deposited in the shoe room.The Bahá’í House of Worship was opened to the public in December 1986. Since then thousands visit the House of Worship every day. While the visitors enjoy the peace and the serene environment that lends itself well to meditation, many inquire as to the source that has inspired such a place of worship. As a result the Information Centre was designed for those who wish to know more about the Bahá’í House of Worship and the Bahá’í Faith.The Information Centre is built to state-of-the-art specifications and it provides information on different facets of the Bahá’í Faith in the form of photo panels, written text and films. The centr